Comparison between FCSRT and LASSI-L to Detect Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test (FCSRT) is the most accurate test for the diagnosis of prodromal Alzheimer's disease (AD). Recently, a novel cognitive test, the Loewenstein-Acevedo Scale for Semantic Interference and Learning (LASSI-L), has been developed in order to provide an early diagnosis.

Objective

To compare the diagnostic accuracy of the FCSRT and the LASSI-L for the diagnosis of AD in its preclinical and prodromal stages using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) as a reference.

Methods

Fifty patients consulting for subjective memory complaints without functional impairment and at risk for AD were enrolled and evaluated using FCSRT, LASSI-L, and FDG-PET. Participants were evaluated using a comprehensive neurologi

SUBMITTER: Matias-Guiu JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6320221 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature